NBA: Indiana Pacers clear at the top of the Eastern Conference

The Indiana Pacers rallied to beat the Miami Heat 90-84 in a match-up of the Eastern Conference's top two teams.

Roy Hibbert scored 24 points and Paul George had 15 of his 17 points during a second-half fightback as Indiana improved a league-best record to 19-3.
The Pacers have now extended their lead to three full games, with Miami having won just two of their past five matches.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors for the sixth straight time, this time by a 116-103 scoreline, with Manu Ginobili scoring 16 points and Tony Parker 15.
Tim Duncan scored 14 points and Aron Baynes had a career-best 14 as the Spurs overcame a 14-point first quarter deficit to improve to 26-9 all-time against Toronto.
DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points and Amir Johnson had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Dominated

The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Boston Celtics 104-96 as Deron Williams scored a season-high 25 points in his return to the line-up.
Brook Lopez added 24 in the first match-up for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett against their former team.
Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and Jarrett Jack 17 as the Cleveland Cavaliers won 109-94 against the New York Knicks.
Kevin Love played 30 minutes, sitting out the last quarter, but that was still enough time to score 26 points and 16 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Detroit Pistons 121-94.
Oklahoma City Thunder won for the 11th time in 12 games with a 101-92 defeat of the Atlanta Hawks as Kevin Durant scored 30 points. Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 23.
John Henson had 25 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots as the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Chicago Bulls 78-74.
Phoenix beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-108